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Where are this year's earmarks
Fiscal Year(s)

View earmark details Earmark Spending in Texas

* Earmarks requested by the president are not included in the member and state rankings to better reflect political power. This follows the methodology used by Taxpayers for Common Sense.
Fiscal Year(s) 2008-2010 No Total Amount
Congressional earmarks No. 1401 Total Amount $1,907,539,730
All earmarks No. 1689* Total Amount $6,315,890,955*
Earmark Details Year Description (Bill) Amount

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Sponsors Locations Receiving Organization
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Kika de le Gam Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, Weslaco, TX
(Agriculture, Rural Development and FDA)
Amount $8,688,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX)
Former Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Locations Weslaco, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Matagorda Ship Channel
(Energy and Water)
Amount $8,191,000 Sponsors Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description Sabine-Neches Waterway, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $8,189,000 Sponsors No sponsor indicated Locations Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Army National Guard UH-60 Rewiring Program
(Defense)
Amount $8,000,000 Sponsors Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients InterConnect Wiring LLP
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Colorado River Storage, CRSP, Section 5
(Energy and Water)
Amount $7,965,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Colorado River, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Add/Alt Aircraft Maintenance Shops
(Military Construction)
Amount $7,900,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-TX)
Former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX)
Locations Kelly Field Annex, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Central City, Fort Worth Upper Trinity River Basin
(Energy and Water)
Amount $7,872,000 Sponsors Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
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Locations Fort Worth, Texas Recipients Trinity River Vision Authority
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2010 Description Brays Bayou, Houston, TX
(Energy and Water)
Amount $7,777,000 Sponsors President *
Former Rep. John Culberson (R-TX)
Locations Houston, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2009 Description ASOS Facility
(Military Construction)
Amount $7,600,000 Sponsors Former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX) Locations Ellington Field, Texas Recipients
Earmark details View earmark details Year 2008 Description Battlefield Health and Trauma Bio-Med Lab
(Military Construction)
Amount $7,473,000 Sponsors President (solo) * Locations Fort Sam Houston, Texas Recipients

Information provided by Taxpayers for Common Sense ( http://www.taxpayer.net/ )